We investigate whether politician gender influences policy outcomes in India. We focus upon antenatal and postnatal … in women's political representation results in a 1.5 percentage point reduction in neonatal mortality. Women politicians …

empirical evidence shows that bad but dedicated politicians come along with good but not fully committed politicians. There is …

politicians' rents than proportional representation. We test these predictions using micro data for the mixed-member Italian House …

stature. Using data from lab-in-the-field experiments in rural India with local politicians and non-politician participants …What motivates individuals to become politicians? This is an important question in decentralized democracies, where … local politicians play a key role in public goods provision. However, and in emerging economies, bureaucratic hurdles and …

Access to safe water is necessary for lives and livelihoods. In India, a mid-term assessment reveals that the country … factors constrain access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation in India for both the urban and rural poor, and that …

Between 2004/2005 and 2009/2010 there was a sharp fall in female labor force participation (LFP) in rural India. Why …

reduction credits from projects in developing countries. Various studies have concluded that India is likely to be one of the … status of the CDM stakeholders in India, assesses risk perspectives of CDM projects and provides suggestions for approaches …